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 Travel › Re: Nigerian Lady Denied Canadian Residency, To Be Deported For Having Baby (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 3:36pm On Jun 07, 2022 |
ednut1:Don't mind him  |
| Travel › Re: Nigerian Woman, Sarah Soyemi Brutalized By Canadian Police Officers (Photo) by Highlandgee(op): 12:13pm On Jun 07, 2022 |
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| Travel › Re: Meet The Top 50 Most Influential Nigerians In Canada -agree Or Disagree? by Highlandgee(op): 12:11pm On Jun 07, 2022 |
For the latest news about Nigerians abroad, visit the Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper
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| Travel › Re: Meet The Richest Young Nigerian Billionaire In The US by Highlandgee(op): 12:09pm On Jun 07, 2022 |
For the latest news about Nigerians abroad, visit the Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper 2 Likes
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| Travel › Re: Nigerian Lady Denied Canadian Residency, To Be Deported For Having Baby (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 12:06pm On Jun 07, 2022 |
ednut1:Very true! |
| Travel › Re: How Men In Toronto Snatch People’s Wives, Threaten Them With Police-Canada-based by Highlandgee(op): 12:04pm On Jun 07, 2022 |
ednut1:Vet true! |
| Travel › Re: Nigerian Lady Denied Canadian Residency, To Be Deported For Having Baby (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 6:02pm On Jun 06, 2022 |
For more news about Nigerians abroad, visit the Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper 2 Likes
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| Travel › How Men In Toronto Snatch People’s Wives, Threaten Them With Police-Canada-based by Highlandgee(op): 3:38pm On Jun 06, 2022 |
A Canada-based man, Erico, has disclosed that some Africans with resident permits often snatch the wives of others without one. Erico, a Ghanaian disclosed that many Africans living in Toronto sleep with other people’s wives and girlfriends, especially those without a residence permit. “Many guys do it even if they know she is your wife or girlfriend. Especially when the guy is not yet a citizen, and you can’t do anything to him because he is a citizen.” “Some borrow money from them, and they never pay. You don’t have papers, so you can’t make a case. They will scare you off with police.” Erico warned Africans who wish to start life in Canada to avoid making too many friends. “The most important friends who you need are a lawyer and an accountant. A lawyer for any immigration or court case and an accountant to help you file taxes every year. Maybe, one or two friends, and also avoid spending lavishly,” he stated. 70% of our marriages in America are not for love but to pay bills – US-based lady In a similar interview, a US-based lady claims that 70% of African marriages in America are not for love but to reduce the cost of bills Adwoa Manfo, A Ghanaian who lives in the US has stated that about 70% of African marriages abroad are to support each other and pay rent and bills, but not for love. Adwoa disclosed that most marriages in the US is just a means to an end. Many people only choose marriage as a means to settle their bills. According to Adwoa, she never loved her ex-husband, but she married him anyway. She indicated that she did not want to give birth to a different man after her first child with him. “It is for paying bills, rent because the cost becomes less. Many of us get divorced because we don’t go in for love. For me, I didn’t want to give birth to different men, and living separately is expensive. So why don’t we live together, pay bills and take care of the kids?” Moreover, Manfo mentioned that their marriage came to an end because she did not have any feelings for her husband. However, “my husband loved me dearly, but I cared for him. There is a difference between caring and loving somebody. It didn’t last because the love was not there.” The single mother of three added that she would have been happier if she had broken up with him after their first child, but she does not regret making such a decision. Source: Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/a.119381757440035/123815376996673/ 2 Likes 2 Shares
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| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 11:31am On Jun 06, 2022 |
RIP, Patrick |
| Travel › Re: Nigerian Woman, Sarah Soyemi Brutalized By Canadian Police Officers (Photo) by Highlandgee(op): 11:28am On Jun 06, 2022 |
meobizy:Not true. Whoever told you Canadian police force is "highly corrupt" is only being mischievous. 1 Like |
| Travel › Re: Nigerian Lady Denied Canadian Residency, To Be Deported For Having Baby (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 11:25am On Jun 06, 2022 |
thesicilian:Nobody is saying to corrupt the system. Exceptions are normal and is granted for cases that warrant it, not based just on sentiments. This lady's case deserves an exception. |
| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 11:46pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
For all the latest news about Nigerians and Africans abroad, read Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper
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| Travel › Re: Nigerian Woman, Sarah Soyemi Brutalized By Canadian Police Officers (Photo) by Highlandgee(op): 11:44pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
For all the latest news about Nigerians and Africans abroad, read Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper 1 Like
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| Travel › Re: Nigerian Lady Denied Canadian Residency, To Be Deported For Having Baby (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 11:28pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Bahamas95:True 8 Likes 2 Shares |
| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 11:26pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
juman:True |
| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 10:01pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Splitmind:So you are saying there are no hit-and-run accidents or drunken driving in Nigeria? By the way, how many times do containers fall on top of people from trailers in America like it happens in Nigeria? |
| Travel › Nigerian Lady Denied Canadian Residency, To Be Deported For Having Baby (pics) by Highlandgee(op): 9:29pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Nigerian woman living in Canada Idayat Saka, denied residency, could be deported because she had a baby. A Nigerian, Idayat Saka who works in Toronto as a health-care worker did exactly what her doctor told her to do to protect herself and her baby. The 33-year-old mother of four stopped working at the beginning of her third trimester of pregnancy due to “high-risk” complications from prior cesarean births. What Saka couldn’t have known at the time was that her decision to stop working when she did would later be used by an immigration officer to deny her permanent residency in Canada. This rejection means Saka, her husband and two of their children could soon be deported to Nigeria. Her youngest sons, ages three and one, can’t be deported because they’re Canadian. “I was crying. I was done,” Saka stated to Afrotimes News, explaining the heartbreak she felt when her application to remain in Canada was rejected. Saka and her husband are failed asylum seekers. They came to Canada in October 2017 after they say their lives were threatened by gunmen in Nigeria. These claims were later dismissed. After they arrived in Canada, Saka went back to school to become a personal support worker and spent more than 2,000 hours caring for sick and elderly patients in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of this work occurred during the deadly third and fourth waves of the virus. She applied for permanent residency in Canada through a special program set up by former Liberal immigration minister Marco Mendicino. The program recognizes the “exceptional service” of failed and pending asylum seekers who’ve worked on the front lines of the pandemic by offering them an alternative pathway to residency. But Saka’s application was rejected by an officer at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada because she didn’t meet one of the program’s basic requirements: having worked at least 120 hours between March 13, 2020 (the day pandemic travel restrictions were first introduced in Canada) and Aug. 14, 2020 (the day Mendicino announced the program). Because the program was announced months after Saka went on leave, there was no way for her to know this decision would later be used to deny her residency. “Whenever I think about it I’m so depressed,” she said. Saka is appealing the decision to the Federal Court. If Saka wins her case at the Federal Court, her application will be sent back to another immigration officer for reconsideration. Fraser could also intervene and allow her and her family to stay. Whatever the outcome, Saka feels like she’s earned the right to remain in Canada. “I’ve worked for it and I’m still working,” she declared to Afrotimes News. Source: Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/a.119381757440035/123533187024892/ 17 Likes 4 Shares
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| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 9:17pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Read about what Nigerians abroad are up to on Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper
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| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 8:45pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Highlandgee:For all the latest news about Nigerians and Africans abroad, read Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper
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| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 4:45pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Cypress042:That's the annoying part. 13 Likes 1 Share |
| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 4:17pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Read more breaking news on Afrotimes Newspaper: https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper
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| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 3:41pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Newphiligeek123:It could just be destiny 66 Likes 7 Shares |
| Travel › Re: Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 3:38pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
EmemObong03:It could just be destiny |
| Travel › Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 3:32pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Tributes from family and friends have poured in for a Nigerian, Patrick Ohanta, 45, who was hit and killed by a car driven by a drunk driver while standing by the side of a kerb in Pineville, Louisiana. According to friends who knew him, Patrick Ohanta popularly called “Pato” had arrive America only 6 weeks ago. He was an alumnus of the University of Ibadan and a keen footballer. He had his promising life cut short in the auto accident while walking home from a job interview at about 5.20 PM. Louisiana State Police Troop E and the Alexandria Police Department responded the accident that killed Patrick. APD believes impairment was a factor in one of the accidents. Police say, Patrick was attempting to cross the Curtis-Coleman Bridge when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a 29 year-old man from Pineville. A preliminary investigation conducted by the APD shows the man drove onto the shoulder hitting Ohanta who was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was taken into custody at the scene. He was booked into RPSO Jail and charged with driving while intoxicated – 4th offense, operating a vehicle while under suspension, reckless operation of a vehicle, and vehicular homicide. A GoFundMe to support Patrick’s wife and family for the funeral has been opened. APD is looking for witnesses who may have information about this incident. Call the Alexandria Police Department Traffic Division at (318) 441-6408. Routine toxicology tests are pending. The crash remains under investigation. Source: Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/a.119381757440035/123387380372806/ 4 Likes 4 Shares
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| Travel › Drunk Driver Kills Nigerian Man 6 Weeks After Arriving In The US (photos) by Highlandgee(op): 3:25pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
Tributes from family and friends have poured in for a Nigerian, Patrick Ohanta, 45, who was hit and killed by a car driven by a drunk driver while standing by the side of a kerb in Pineville, Louisiana. According to friends who knew him, Patrick Ohanta popularly called “Pato” had arrive America only 6 weeks ago. He was an alumnus of the University of Ibadan and a keen footballer. He had his promising life cut short in the auto accident while walking home from a job interview at about 5.20 PM. Louisiana State Police Troop E and the Alexandria Police Department responded the accident that killed Patrick. APD believes impairment was a factor in one of the accidents. Police say, Patrick was attempting to cross the Curtis-Coleman Bridge when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a 29 year-old man from Pineville. A preliminary investigation conducted by the APD shows the man drove onto the shoulder hitting Ohanta who was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was taken into custody at the scene. He was booked into RPSO Jail and charged with driving while intoxicated – 4th offense, operating a vehicle while under suspension, reckless operation of a vehicle, and vehicular homicide. A GoFundMe to support Patrick’s wife and family for the funeral has been opened. APD is looking for witnesses who may have information about this incident. Call the Alexandria Police Department Traffic Division at (318) 441-6408. Routine toxicology tests are pending. The crash remains under investigation. Source: Afrotimes Newspaper https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper/photos/a.119381757440035/123387380372806/
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| Travel › Re: Nigerian Woman, Sarah Soyemi Brutalized By Canadian Police Officers (Photo) by Highlandgee(op): 3:19pm On Jun 05, 2022 |
kingamaa:Heavily pregnant huh? |
| Travel › Re: Meet The Richest Young Nigerian Billionaire In The US by Highlandgee(op): 7:17pm On Jun 04, 2022 |
doggedfighter:You wish |
| Travel › Meet The Richest Young Nigerian Billionaire In The US by Highlandgee(op): 7:15pm On Jun 04, 2022 |
Tope Awotona, a Nigerian-American entrepreneur has grown his startup to a billionaire tech company, now worth $3 billion. The CEO of Calendly — a modern scheduling platform designed to reorganise calendars; scheduling appointments, meetings, and events — has been named “one of America’s wealthiest immigrants”. Calendly which started with a $200,000 life-saving investment, has grown tremendously and has made more than $100 million in revenue, especially after its popularity spike during the COVID-19 pandemic. Awotona is potentially tapping into a $20 billion market. With this, Awotona’s majority stake rises to at least $1.4 billion, even after a 10% share discount. Tope Awotona’s story Awotona was born into a middle-class family in Lagos, Nigeria. At 12, his father was killed in a hit and run. And, he moved with his family to Atlanta in 1996 where he grew up. He studied Computer science at the University of Georgia but later switched to Business and management information. His reason: He became a salesman for tech companies and his frustrating experiences of setting up meetings ignited the idea for Calendly. After maxing out his credit cards to launch Calendly, Calendly got its fund liberation with the half-million-dollar seed investment led by Cummings. Calendly started in 2013 and has grown to over 10 million users. Some of their customers have been Lyft, Ancestry.com, Indiana University and La-Z-Boy among others. Tope could be the most successful African-American tech entrepreneur of his generation. Source: Afrotimes Newspaper - https://www.facebook.com/AfrotimesNewspaper 4 Likes 3 Shares
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| Travel › Re: Meet The Top 50 Most Influential Nigerians In Canada -agree Or Disagree? by Highlandgee(op): 7:03pm On Jun 04, 2022 |
Part 2 (26-50 on the ranking) will follow later. If you have any name to add, feel free to add. |
| Travel › Re: Meet The Top 50 Most Influential Nigerians In Canada -agree Or Disagree? by Highlandgee(op): 7:02pm On Jun 04, 2022 |
25. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe, Novelist Cheluchi Onyemelukwe is an author and academic. She is best known for her 2019 family saga novel The Son of the House which she won the Nigeria Prize for Literature awards for in 2021. She is also a Professor of Law at Babcock University, where she served formerly as an assistant professor. In 2019, she won the award for the best international fiction book at the Sharjah International Book Fair. In 2021, she won the SprinNG women authors’ prize. Her novel was also nominated for the Giller Prize in 2021. Onyemelukwe attended Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia for her Doctor of Juridical Science, and furthermore at the University of Nigeria where she obtained her first degree in Law. In 2017, she published Health Research Governance in Africa which was published by Routledge Publishing. She is also a Professor of Law in Babcock University.
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| Travel › Re: Meet The Top 50 Most Influential Nigerians In Canada -agree Or Disagree? by Highlandgee(op): 7:01pm On Jun 04, 2022 |
24. Dax, rapper, Singer and Songwriter Daniel Nwosu Jr. better known by his stage name Dax is a rapper, singer and songwriter. Daniel was born on March 22, 1994, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador to Nigerian immigrants of Igbo ancestry. He grew up in Ottawa and moved to Wichita to attend university, and he later moved to Los Angeles, California. He initially wrote poetry and was a motivational speaker prior to pursuing a rap career. In July 2021, Dax released a sequel to “Dear God” called “Child of God” in which he responded by thanking God for what he had done for him. In August 2021, Dax announced his debut studio album and released "Propaganda" featuring Tom Macdonald as album's lead single. The song peaked at #9 on Rap Digital Song Sales chart of Billboard Charts. In early October 2021, album's third single "40 Days, 40 Nights" featuring Nasty C was released.
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| Travel › Re: Meet The Top 50 Most Influential Nigerians In Canada -agree Or Disagree? by Highlandgee(op): 6:59pm On Jun 04, 2022 |
23. Töme Michelle Oluwatomi Akanbi better known as Töme, is a singer, songwriter and actor. In 2020, Tome won the 2021 edition of the Juno awards for her single ‘I Pray’ ft Sean Kingston and have shared stage with African superstars like Burna boy, Wizkid, Mr Eazi and also collaborated with pop stars like King Promise, Runtown, Zlatan, Wavy the Creator and Sean Kingston. In 2015, she released her debut EP ’One with Self’ on SoundCloud. This was followed by her sophomore EP titled Tömesroom: Chapter 1 and in 2020, she released her debut album titled BT4W (Bigger Than Four Walls) She also released a new single ‘I Pray’ in 2020. Her third EP Dreams was released in 2021; with her sophomore album Löv being released on February 28, 2022. She is also an actress and has featured in movies like Fear Thy Roommate, Clash and Love in Transition.
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....... Nigeria is not a country you would even wish your worst enemy to stay.